OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Child Health Care is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Having a heart-to-heart: Parents’ experiences preparing their child for a cardiac procedure	31
Don’t judge a book by its cover: Exploring low self-reported distress and repressive coping in a pediatric chronic pain population	22
Telemedicine and patient satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case–control study of outpatient pediatric urology patients	18
Relationship functioning and impact of health coverage models for parents of childhood cancer patients: A systematic review	18
Attitudes of health and social care professionals towards the use of blended diets for enteral tube feeding for children and young people	16
Parent-led strategies supporting personal well-being when caring for a child with a life-limiting condition: A scoping review	16
Children’s understanding and consent to heart surgery: Multidisciplinary teamwork and moral experiences	13
Practices for promoting a child’s best interests in paediatric rehabilitation – Perspectives of professionals and parents	12
Safe care for premature babies at home: Parenting and stimulating development	11
Effects of a cluster-randomized exercise intervention on cardiovascular health in preschoolers	11
Sore and tired. A qualitative study exploring the symptom experience of youth with bronchiectasis	11
Effect of oral nutritional supplements on outcomes in children presenting with, or at risk of, faltering growth in clinical settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis	10
How parents share and limit their child’s access to information about COVID-19: A mixed methods online survey study	10
Developing the pediatric surgery patient satisfaction scale and assessment of its validity and reliability	9
Diagnostic accuracy of clinical indicators of Imbalanced nutrition in pediatric patients submitted to chemotherapy	9
Mothers’ experiences of caring for their children with liver transplantation: From sorrow to new determination	9
Family perceptions of prolonged hospitalization for children with complex chronic conditions: Between losses and adaptations in an uncertain future	8
Health anxiety and associated constructs in school-age children and adolescents with congenital heart disease and their parents: A children’s healthy-heart activity monitoring program in Saskatchewan	8
How to communicate with children, according to Health Play Specialists in the United Kingdom: A qualitative study	8
Randomised controlled trial of the Healthy Living Triple P–Positive Parenting Program for families of children with type 1 diabetes	7
‘They don’t know what to do with our children’: Experiences and views on feeding and swallowing from parents of children who use long-term ventilation	7
Exploring how ‘wish-granting’ interventions foster wellbeing for children with life-threatening health conditions and their families: A qualitative study	7
Nurses’ and midwives’ contributions to a public health response to keeping children safe from abuse and neglect – a Delphi study	7
Community paediatric clinics and their role in supporting developmental outcomes and services for children living in disadvantaged communities	7
Self-care support of diet and the gut in the routine care of school-age children with long-term conditions: An integrative review	7

The health and well-being of children with medical complexity and their parents’ when admitted to inpatient care units: A scoping review	6
Siblings of children with chronic disorders: Family and relational factors as predictors of mental health	6
Children and young people’s participation in decision-making within healthcare organisations in New Zealand: An integrative review	6
Siblings of young people with chronic illness: Caring responsibilities and psychosocial functioning	6
Early childhood hospitalization and problematic behaviors: A propensity score analysis	6
Mothers’ knowledge and practices on breastfeeding and complementary feeding in an urban slum area and rural area in Kenya: A cross-sectional interview study	6
Parent and staff perspectives on the benefits and barriers to communication with infants in the neonatal intensive care unit	6
Interventions for improving treatment adherence in young people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): A systematic review of behaviour change theory and behaviour change techniques	6
Emerging technologies’ role in reducing under-five mortality in a low-resource setting: Challenges and perceived opportunities by public health workers in Makonde District, Zimbabwe	6
Clinician and healthcare managers’ perspectives on the delivery of secondary and tertiary pediatric weight management services	6
Factors associated with healthcare transition readiness for adolescents with chronic conditions: A cross-sectional study	5
Shades of care: Understanding the needs of racially and ethnically diverse paediatric patients, their families, and health care providers in North America	5
Benefits of podcasts for healthcare professionals	5
A natural history of temporary tube feeding care at a children’s hospital: A prospective audit of medical records	5
Pediatric primary care clinicians’ views on needs and challenges in caring for infants with intrauterine opioid exposure and their families	5
Cardiac rhythm devices in pediatric patients: Impact on family functioning and parent’s health-related quality of life	5
Acceptability of a novel device to improve child patient experience during venepuncture for blood sampling: Intervention with ‘MyShield’	5
Children’s experiences of stress and coping during hospitalization: A mixed-methods examination	4
Barriers to weight management in adolescence: Measure adaptation among adolescents presenting to an interdisciplinary weight management clinic	4
The shared decision-making tool for caregivers of children with prenatal opioid exposure: A pilot and acceptability study	4
Intersection of food insecurity and moral experiences of those involved in paediatric healthcare: A scoping review of child, caregiver and healthcare provider perspectives	4
Incomplete immunization and associated factors among children 12–23 months in Aletawondo district, Sidama zone, South Ethiopia: Across-sectional study	4
Effect of vibratory device on the time of administration of vaccines and on patient satisfaction measures	4
Selection and reporting of outcome measures used in long-term follow-up studies of children and adolescents with chronic pain: A scoping review	4
Supporting families during pediatric critical illness: Opportunities identified in a multicenter, qualitative study	4
DigiKnowIt News: Educating youth about pediatric clinical trials using an interactive, multimedia educational website	4
Parents’ perspectives of factors affecting parent–adolescent communication about type 1 diabetes and negotiation of self-management responsibilities	4
Influence of parental anxiety and beliefs about medicines on feeding and exercise in children living with asthma	4
‘I don’t want him to always be so far behind’: Parental perceptions of child independence in the context of extreme prematurity; a qualitative study	4
Mothers’ ability to determine and measure paracetamol doses for children—a contrived observational study	4
Relationships between parenting and illness factors and child behaviour difficulties in children with asthma and/or eczema	4
Investigating parental perspectives of the enablers and barriers to communication with their preterm infants: A narrative study	4
Home environmental change for child injury prevention in Nepal: A qualitative study	3
Sexual and reproductive health rights of Ukraine’s young sanctuary seekers: Can we pre-empt risks and uncertainty?	3
Parental experiences of home phototherapy for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia	3
The effect of M technique massage on behavioral state and weight gain in preterm neonates: A randomized controlled trial	3
Nurses’ knowledge and attitudes regarding children’s pain assessment and management in Nepal	3
Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity, and protect health	3
Changing bodies: A scoping review and thematic analysis of family experience during serious childhood illness	3
“When I gave him the insulin injection, I felt the pain in my heart”: Experiences of parents of young children with type 1 diabetes in an Arab country	3
Adolescents’ perspectives and experiences of accessing general practitioner services: A systematic review	3
Pediatric tracheostomy speaking valves: A multidisciplinary protocol leads to earlier initial trials	3
Psychological wellbeing among parents of a child living with a serious chronic illness: A cross-sectional survey study	3
Supportive use of digital technologies during transition to adult healthcare for young people with long-term conditions, focusing on Type 1 diabetes mellitus: A scoping review	3
Using the capability, opportunity, and motivation model of behaviour to assess provider perception of implementing solution-focused goal-setting in paediatric rehabilitation	3
Screening pediatric patients to determine need for child life services using the pediatric emotional safety screener	3
Maintaining health-related quality of life and sense of belonging for pediatric patients with chronic illnesses by using a telepresence robot	3
‘Provision of safety netting information during child health consultations; a systematic narrative review of caregivers’ perspectives’	3
‘Diagnosis, disclosure and stigma: The perspectives of Indonesian children with HIV and their families’	3
Goals of Morbidity and Mortality meetings in paediatric acute care. A qualitative case study	3

“Holding back my own emotions”: Evaluation of an online education module in pediatric end-of-life care	3
Child and family health nurses’ roles in the care of infants and children: A scoping review	3
Multidisciplinary coordination of care for children with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula	3
Childhood cancer survivors’ utilization of primary care provider services and barriers to primary care	3
The indirect health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and adolescents: A review	3
Crossroads of parental decision making: Intersections of hope, communication, relationships, and emotions	3
‘A team around the child’ professionals’ experiences of unmet needs, access and expectations in children’s palliative care services, a phenomenological study in the UK	3